Whois & Analysis for mbari.org

The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) is a private, non-profit oceanographic research center in Moss Landing, California.

MBARI was founded in 1987 by David Packard, and is primarily funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

Christopher Scholin serves as the institute's president and chief executive officer, managing a work force of approximately 220 scientists, engineers, and operations and administrative staff.

Oceanography (compound of the Greek words ὠκεανός meaning "ocean" and γράφω meaning "write"), also known as oceanology, is the study of the physical and the biological aspects of the ocean.

It is an Earth science covering a wide range of topics, including ecosystem dynamics; ocean currents, waves, and geophysical fluid dynamics; plate tectonics and the geology of the sea floor; and fluxes of various chemical substances and physical properties within the ocean and across its boundaries.

These diverse topics reflect multiple disciplines that oceanographers blend to further knowledge of the world ocean and understanding of processes within: astronomy, biology, chemistry, climatology, geography, geology, hydrology, meteorology and physics.

Paleoceanography studies the history of the oceans in the geologic past.

The scientific method is a body of techniques for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge.

To be termed scientific, a method of inquiry is commonly based on empirical or measurable evidence subject to specific principles of reasoning.

The Oxford Dictionaries Online define the scientific method as "a method or procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses".

Experiments need to be designed to test hypotheses.

The most important part of the scientific method is the experiment.

Engineering is the application of mathematics and scientific, economic, social, and practical knowledge in order to invent, innovate, design, build, maintain, research, and improve structures, machines, tools, systems, components, materials, processes, solutions, and organizations.

A scientist is a person engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge that describes and predicts the natural world.

In a more restricted sense, a scientist may refer to an individual who uses the scientific method.

The person may be an expert in one or more areas of science.

The term scientist was coined by the theologian, philosopher and historian of science William Whewell.

This article focuses on the more restricted use of the word.

Scientists perform research toward a more comprehensive understanding of nature, including physical, mathematical and social realms.